Pat Giordano

1. For the last 2000 or so years, the human body as a whole hasn't changed. We have not evolved as a species in a very long time at this point, so the reproductive systems for both males and females have been the same. Even our closest primate relatives (chimps) have remained basically the same anatomical structure and reproductive system for millions of years. I do not believe there has been a change in the male or female reproductive system for some time.

2. The reproductive systems are like dominoes because one thing leads to another. Like dominoes, once one falls all the others fall with it. The reproductive systems are like a team, and all the parts have the same overall goal, which is to reproduce. For the female system, once the sperm enters, it goes through the reproductive system step by step until it reaches an egg and fertilizes it. This can relate to dominoes because one couldn't happen without the one before it.


Senior Power Point Presentation

Slide 1-Vasectomy
Pat GIordano
12/3/09
Period 3

Slide 2-Vasectomy is a minor surgical procedure wherein the vasa deferentia of a man are severed, and then tied or sealed in a manner such to prevent sperm from entering the seminal stream. This makes a male sterile, and not capable of reproduction. It's one of the most popular forms of contraception in the United States. Vasectomys are safe, simple, and highly effective. The man can have sexual intercourse but the semen doesn't contain sperm.

Slide 3-Sterilization.(surgical)

Slide 4- A vasectomy is done in your doctor's office or in an outpatient surgery center. The operation takes about half an hour. You are awake during the procedure. Your doctor will give you a local anesthetic to numb your scrotum. After the scrotum is numb, the doctor makes an incision on one side of the sctotum and pull out part of the vas deferens. The ends of the vas deferens are sealed by stiching. The doctor will repeat this process on the other side. After 3 to 10 days, the stiches will disappear by themselves.

Slide 5
A Vasectomy cost will range from $500 to $1,000.
To get the operation, you should talk to your physician, and then go to a doctor who is able to make the incision.

Slide 6
A vasectomy is a highly effective procedure. This method is more than 99% effective.
The failure rate of a vasectomy is about 1 in 2000, making it highly effective.

Slide 7
Males who would want to get a vasectomy.
-Don't want to father young children late in their life
-Having sex without causing pregnancy
-Young and unmarried, and don't want to have kids

Males who wouldn't want to get a vasectomy.
-Males seeking to have children.
-Males who have an infection on or around your genitals.
-Males who have a bleeding disorder.

Slide 8
Advantages
1.Although considered a rather expensive procedure, overall you will spend less since you won’t have to pay for other methods of birth control .
2. It is the most effective method of birth control.
3.Once you have had a vasectomy, there are not any daily routines that needs to be followed in order to have this form of birth control effective.
4. You won't have to buy condoms, or have your partner buy birth control pills.

Slide 9
Disadvantages
1.It will not protect you from sexually transmitted diseases.
2.A vasectomy is not immediately effective.
3. A vasectomy may not be reversible.
4. Once a male gets a vasectomy, they may not be able to get a female pregnant.


Slide 10
http://www.vasectomy.com/ArticleDetail.asp?siteid=V&ArticleId=4
http://www.vasectomy.com/
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/men/reproductive/195.html
http://vasectomy1.info/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-having-a-vasectomy.html
http://www.yourcontraception.com/birth-control-methods/vasectomy/advantages-and-side-effects-of-vasectomy.html

Prenatal Tests
Ultrasound
-Tested by twenty weeks or earlier.
-The test is taken at a doctor's office.
The test is looking to find gender of the fetus, physical abnormalities, location of the placenta in relation to the cervix, due date, weight, and amniotic fluid.

CVS Test
-Test is taken within ten weeks or earlier.
-The location of the test is either at a hospital, or doctor's office.
The test is looking to find and genetic defects or deformities.

Glucose Screening and Tolerance Test
-Test is taken within 24 to 28 weeks.
-The location of the test is at a doctor's office.
-The test is looking to find gestational diabetes in the mother.

Group B Step Test
-Test is taken within 35 to 37 weeks of pregnancy.
-The location of the test is at a doctor's office.
-Bacterial infection that can be found in a pregnant woman's vagina. Not every baby who is born to a mother who tests positive for GBS will become ill.

Amniocentesis
-Test is taken within 15 to 18 weeks of pregnancy.
-The location of the test is at a hospital.
-Small amount of amniotic fluid is taken from the amniotic sac surrounding a developing fetus, and the DNA is examined for genetic abnormalities.